Statewide Rankings

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Precipitation Rankings, March 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1959 1-Month	3.87" (98.30mm)	3.32" (84.33mm)	0.55" (13.97mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1915
March 1959 1-Month	3.87" (98.30mm)	3.32" (84.33mm)	0.55" (13.97mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1902
Feb–Mar 1959 2-Month	6.05" (153.67mm)	6.10" (154.94mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1905
Feb–Mar 1959 2-Month	6.05" (153.67mm)	6.10" (154.94mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1900
Jan–Mar 1959 3-Month	9.53" (242.06mm)	9.40" (238.76mm)	0.13" (3.30mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1957	2004
Jan–Mar 1959 3-Month	9.53" (242.06mm)	9.40" (238.76mm)	0.13" (3.30mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1900
Dec 1958–Mar 1959 4-Month	11.15" (283.21mm)	12.90" (327.66mm)	-1.75" (-44.45mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1957	1989
	11.15" (283.21mm)	12.90" (327.66mm)	-1.75" (-44.45mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1900
	Ties: 1910
Nov 1958–Mar 1959 5-Month	14.85" (377.19mm)	16.82" (427.23mm)	-1.97" (-50.04mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1905
Nov 1958–Mar 1959 5-Month	14.85" (377.19mm)	16.82" (427.23mm)	-1.97" (-50.04mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1984
Oct 1958–Mar 1959 6-Month	19.71" (500.63mm)	20.53" (521.46mm)	-0.82" (-20.83mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1948
Oct 1958–Mar 1959 6-Month	19.71" (500.63mm)	20.53" (521.46mm)	-0.82" (-20.83mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2006
Sep 1958–Mar 1959 7-Month	22.72" (577.09mm)	24.23" (615.44mm)	-1.51" (-38.35mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1948
Sep 1958–Mar 1959 7-Month	22.72" (577.09mm)	24.23" (615.44mm)	-1.51" (-38.35mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2006
Aug 1958–Mar 1959 8-Month	27.20" (690.88mm)	27.73" (704.34mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1948
Aug 1958–Mar 1959 8-Month	27.20" (690.88mm)	27.73" (704.34mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1955
Jul 1958–Mar 1959 9-Month	32.38" (822.45mm)	31.51" (800.35mm)	0.87" (22.10mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1957	1948
Jul 1958–Mar 1959 9-Month	32.38" (822.45mm)	31.51" (800.35mm)	0.87" (22.10mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1955
Jun 1958–Mar 1959 10-Month	35.57" (903.48mm)	35.26" (895.60mm)	0.31" (7.88mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1948
Jun 1958–Mar 1959 10-Month	35.57" (903.48mm)	35.26" (895.60mm)	0.31" (7.88mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1955
May 1958–Mar 1959 11-Month	38.40" (975.36mm)	38.66" (981.96mm)	-0.26" (-6.60mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1915
	38.40" (975.36mm)	38.66" (981.96mm)	-0.26" (-6.60mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1955
	Ties: 1909
Apr 1958–Mar 1959 12-Month	42.51" (1,079.75mm)	41.97" (1,066.04mm)	0.54" (13.71mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1957	2002
Apr 1958–Mar 1959 12-Month	42.51" (1,079.75mm)	41.97" (1,066.04mm)	0.54" (13.71mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2006
Oct 1957–Mar 1959 18-Month	68.10" (1,729.74mm)	62.55" (1,588.77mm)	5.55" (140.97mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2002
Oct 1957–Mar 1959 18-Month	68.10" (1,729.74mm)	62.55" (1,588.77mm)	5.55" (140.97mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2007
Apr 1957–Mar 1959 24-Month	85.17" (2,163.32mm)	83.94" (2,132.08mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1966
Apr 1957–Mar 1959 24-Month	85.17" (2,163.32mm)	83.94" (2,132.08mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2007
Apr 1956–Mar 1959 36-Month	119.54" (3,036.32mm)	125.88" (3,197.35mm)	-6.34" (-161.03mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1967
Apr 1956–Mar 1959 36-Month	119.54" (3,036.32mm)	125.88" (3,197.35mm)	-6.34" (-161.03mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2008
Apr 1955–Mar 1959 48-Month	154.94" (3,935.48mm)	167.88" (4,264.15mm)	-12.94" (-328.67mm)	13th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1967
Apr 1955–Mar 1959 48-Month	154.94" (3,935.48mm)	167.88" (4,264.15mm)	-12.94" (-328.67mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2009
Apr 1954–Mar 1959 60-Month	214.69" (5,453.13mm)	209.77" (5,328.16mm)	4.92" (124.97mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1969
Apr 1954–Mar 1959 60-Month	214.69" (5,453.13mm)	209.77" (5,328.16mm)	4.92" (124.97mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2010

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings